Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Faire pencher la balance

A

To tip the scales

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2
Q

Faire d’une pierre deux coups

A

To kill two birds with one stone

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3
Q

Remuer ciel et terre / faire des pieds et des mains

A

To move heaven and earth

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4
Q

Pratiquer la politique de l’autruche

A

To bury / stick one’s head in the sand

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5
Q

Faire des vagues / des histoires

A

To rock the boat

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6
Q

Faire la fine bouche

A

To turn up one’s nose

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7
Q

Avoir quelqu’un sur le dos

A

To have someone breathing down one’s neck

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8
Q

Croire sur parole

A

To take one’s word for it

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9
Q

La cerise sur le gâteau

A

The icing on the cake

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10
Q

Comme sur des roulettes

A

Plain sailing

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11
Q

Remettre quelque chose à plus tard

A

To put something on the back burner

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12
Q

Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

A

To have bigger fish to fry (frire)

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13
Q

Apprendre quelque chose par le bouche à oreille

A

To hear something on / through the grapevine

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14
Q

Avoir les yeux plus grands que le ventre

A

To bite off more than one can chew

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15
Q

Être au 7ème ciel

A

To be on cloud nine

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16
Q

Apprendre les ficelles

A

To learn the ropes

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17
Q

Jeter l’éponge

A

To throw in the towel

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18
Q

Être pris la main dans le sac

A

To be caught red-handed

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19
Q

Se vendre comme des petits pains

A

To sell like hot cakes

20
Q

Gagner des galons

A

To earn one’s stripes

21
Q

Des décennies

A

Decades

22
Q

Se sont engagés

A

Pledged
Committed

23
Q

Amorcer

A

To initiate

24
Q

Un rapprochement

A

A rapprochement

25
Q

Les acteurs du tourisme

A

The tourism industry

26
Q

À l’afflux

A

An influx

27
Q

L’ouverture prochaine

A

Soon be running

28
Q

Vol hebdomadaire

A

Weekly flights

29
Q

La compagnie Jet Blue

A

The airline company Jet Blue

30
Q

Une liaison

A

Flights

31
Q

N’est situé qu’à quelque

A

Is no more than about

32
Q

160 kilomètres

A

100 miles

33
Q

L’embargo

A

The embargo

34
Q

Pèse

A

Has been weighing

35
Q

Relations commerciales

A

Trade relations

36
Q

Les deux

A

Both

37
Q

Depuis plus

A

For over

38
Q

N’est pas encore levé

A

Has yet to be lifted

39
Q

A d’ores et déjà

A

Has already

40
Q

Assouplissements

A

Steps to ease restrictions

41
Q

Parmi eux

A

For instance

42
Q

L’interdiction de s’y rendre reste la règle

A

Though going to Cuba is still officially forbidden
Though a travel ban remains the rule

43
Q

Cas

A

Situations

44
Q

A été introduite

A

Has been drawn up

45
Q

Donc

A

Thus

46
Q

Élargit

A

Expanding

47
Q

D’aller y faire du tourisme

A

For tourism